The direct closure of the internal fistula openings without advancement flap for transsphincteric fistula-in-ano

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1174-1180

  Athanasiadis, Sotirios ^a,b   Helmes, Christian ^a   Yazigi, Rayan ^a   Köhler, Andreas ^a  

^a St Joseph Hospital Laar   (Germany)

^b Department of Coloproctology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct closure; Fistula in ano; High fistula; Transsphincteric fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCEMENT FLAP; AGED; ANOPLASTY; ANUS FISTULA; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; DIRECT CLOSURE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF CONTINENCE DISORDERS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERIANAL ABSCESS; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TRANSSPHINCTERIC ANUS FISTULA; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 3042826464     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0551-x     Document Type: Article

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